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The Chamber of Commerce April Luncheon is planned for Friday, April 1st with California Secretary of State Debra Bowen as the guest speaker. Join us at the Courtyard by Marriott, 6333 Bristol Pkwy at non.

A pioneer in open government reform, election integrity, and personal privacy rights, Debra Bowen became only the sixth woman in California history elected to a statewide constitutional office when she was elected as Secretary of State in 2006. Secretary Bowen was reelected to her second term in November 2010.

Secretary Bowen has followed through with her commitment to opening up government by making the agency’s work as transparent and accessible as possible. As the chief elections officer for the largest state in the nation, Secretary Bowen is responsible for overseeing state and federal elections.